Thread count — referring to the number of yarns in a square inch of sheeting — has long been considered an easy way to shop for luxurious sheets: The higher the thread count, the better the bedding.

At some point during the ’90s, the trend of marketing high-thread-count bedsheets as a higher-quality option took off. It's easy to see why you could fall for it: Higher-thread-count sheets often feel ...

When you're looking at buying fancy bedding, there's a good chance you'll be confronted with a product listing that mentions what the sheets' thread count is — but what does it actually mean? I think, ...

These bedding experts say there’s so much more to picking the perfect bed sheets than thread count alone. When shopping for a ...

Thread count refers to the number of horizontal and vertical threads woven into one square inch of fabric. A higher thread count means finer yarns, leading to a smoother and softer fabric (Image: ...

Along with specifications like material, size, and weave, most cotton bedding comes with a thread count, which is the number of threads in one square inch of fabric. It’s determined by counting the ...